Hillingdon · UB3 · Fridge and freezer disposal
Same-week slots · Fully insured · Local Hayes fitters · Fixed written pricesHayes UB3 is a regular stop on our Hillingdon round. The old EMI works, the canal and a town centre transformed by the Elizabeth line, so fridge and freezer disposal here is quoted on the street the job is on — from £45, in writing, with insured fitters, every fixing torqued, and the flat-pack packaging taken away.
Overview
Booked mostly by mixed-tenure households around Hayes & Harlington, fridge and freezer disposal here covers supply-free fitting from £45. With 34% of Hayes's 14,482 homes in flats, lift access and stair carries in UB3 shape the slot length we hold.
How it works
Step 1
Under-counter, full-height or American-style — that alone sets the price, no visit needed to quote.
Step 2
The degassing fee is already inside the figure; nothing is added once the facility processes the unit.
Step 3
Next-day is standard across every borough; same-day is often available for a single unit.
Step 4
Unit is kept upright wherever possible to avoid disturbing the compressor oil and refrigerant lines.
Step 5
Taken to an approved WEEE facility where the refrigerant is recovered before scrapping, with the transfer note emailed to you.
Why choose us
One or two crew depending on access; American-style and full-height units on an upper floor with no lift are booked as a two-person job as standard. New blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning. Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, so a UB3 visit rarely needs a whole morning set aside.
We expect solid London stock brick in Hayes, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — the pattern behind 14,482 households inside the UB3 neighbourhood in UB3, and we carry the anchors, through-fixings and long bits that match. The mistake we spend most time undoing here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — and with 33% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does.
Refrigerant-containing appliances are classed as WEEE and controlled under the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations and the F-Gas Regulations — the gas must be recovered by a certified technician before the unit is crushed or scrapped, and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip.
Fixed prices
| Job | From | Typical time | What sets the price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under-counter fridge or freezer | £45 | 20–30 min | Smaller units still need the same degassing process, so the price floor reflects the facility charge rather than the size. |
| Full-height fridge or fridge-freezer | £60 | 20–30 min | Priced per unit for collection plus the WEEE facility's per-item gate fee for degassing and recycling. |
| American-style or larger fridge-freezer | £85 | 30–45 min | Extra crew time for the size and weight through a doorway, plus a higher refrigerant charge on some larger units. |
| Chest or upright freezer | £55 | 20–30 min | Same F-gas recovery step as a fridge, priced per unit against the approved facility's rate. |
| Wine cooler or drinks fridge | £40 | 15–20 min | Smaller refrigerant charge than a full fridge, but still requires the same certified recovery step before scrapping. |
| Second unit on the same visit | £30 each | Added to visit | One collection, one degassing trip to the facility — each extra unit avoids a second call-out charge. |
Under-counter fridge or freezer
£45 · 20–30 min
Smaller units still need the same degassing process, so the price floor reflects the facility charge rather than the size.
Full-height fridge or fridge-freezer
£60 · 20–30 min
Priced per unit for collection plus the WEEE facility's per-item gate fee for degassing and recycling.
American-style or larger fridge-freezer
£85 · 30–45 min
Extra crew time for the size and weight through a doorway, plus a higher refrigerant charge on some larger units.
Chest or upright freezer
£55 · 20–30 min
Same F-gas recovery step as a fridge, priced per unit against the approved facility's rate.
Wine cooler or drinks fridge
£40 · 15–20 min
Smaller refrigerant charge than a full fridge, but still requires the same certified recovery step before scrapping.
Second unit on the same visit
£30 each · Added to visit
One collection, one degassing trip to the facility — each extra unit avoids a second call-out charge.
Domestic prices are the total you pay. Landlord and letting-agent invoices are quoted plus VAT at 20%. Every price includes the WEEE facility's degassing and recycling charge, which is fixed per unit regardless of how far it travels. Where a permit, bay suspension, ULEZ or the Congestion Charge applies it is itemised separately.
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Coverage
Also in this area
Single items, part-loads, garden waste and office strip-outs across the borough.
The wider rubbish disposal hub — every waste stream we collect, in one place.
Sofas, beds, wardrobes and mattresses collected per item, dismantling included.
Whole-property clears, probate and end-of-tenancy strip-outs, sorted room by room.
Drum, seal and filter cleaned to clear odours and standing water.
Working in Hayes
Census 2021 puts Hayes at 14,482 households with a median age of 34.2. The inter-war stock is mixed-tenure, which is why 66% houses and 34% flats need different handling in UB3.
33% of households rent privately and 45% own, which is why fridge and freezer disposal demand here peaks around tenancy changeovers and completion dates.
Walls are solid London stock brick in Hayes, some of it dry-lined during a later refurbishment — the pattern behind 14,482 households inside the UB3 neighbourhood, so the fixing that matters in Hayes is chosen on site — the usual failure here is fixings landing in soft lime mortar joints instead of the brick body on these streets — and with 33% of homes here privately rented, it sets the booking date as often as the job does.
Anyone who knows Hayes knows the pattern near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road: the old EMI works, the canal and a town centre transformed by the Elizabeth line. We plan the UB3 visit around it. Hayes is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
Getting to the door matters as much as the job: new blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges. Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line) is the nearest station, and one or two crew depending on access; American-style and full-height units on an upper floor with no lift are booked as a two-person job as standard.
Area at a glance
Who lives in Hayes and what they live in decides how fridge and freezer disposal is quoted and how long a visit takes. These are the published Census 2021 figures for the Hayes End and Hayes South and Hayes Town & Lake Farm and Hayes Town North neighbourhood itself — not Hillingdon-wide averages, and not estimates.
45,454
Residents
Hayes End and Hayes South and Hayes Town & Lake Farm and Hayes Town North neighbourhood, Census 2021
14,482
Households
Median age 34.2
Flats vs houses
Residents by sex
Single-person households
21%
Privately rented
32.8%
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhoods Hayes End, Hayes South, Hayes Town & Lake Farm, Hayes Town North (E02000517, E02000519, E02000520, E02000523) — the published geography that covers Hayes, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL). Coordinates for the UB3 district: 51.5052, -0.4244 — Outward postcode centroid, postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey Open Data).
Under-counter fridge or freezer starts at £45 in Hayes around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line), with this being a short walk from Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line), and every job is quoted as a fixed written price before a fitter is booked. Unit size and the refrigerant charge set the floor price; stairs, narrow galley kitchens and integrated housings that need levering out add crew time on top on UB3 jobs — and this being London Borough of Hillingdon territory, with 33% of UB3 homes being privately rented.
Yes — IKEA, Argos, Wayfair, Made and independent brands are all built to the manufacturer's instructions around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line), with 21% one-person households here. We are independent of every retailer; the names simply describe what we assemble in Hayes most weeks, with Hillingdon parking rules in play.
5–2 hours. Sliding-door and corner wardrobes take two to four times as long because the tracks have to be dead level around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line), with 22% social-rented stock nearby.
That is exactly why we build in the room it will live in around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line). With 34% of Hayes homes being flats, narrow hallways and tight turns are the norm across UB3 — and 21% one-person households here, with Hillingdon parking rules in play, so anything that will not pass a doorway once assembled is built where it stands.
Next-day collection is standard across every borough, with 33% of UB3 homes being privately rented, and same-day is usually available for a single unit booked before mid-morning on the streets near The former EMI factory at Blyth Road. Hayes sits close to Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line) on UB3 jobs, with The former EMI factory at Blyth Road a few streets away, so we can usually add a UB3 job to an existing Hillingdon round at short notice.
New blocks need booked lifts and bays; older streets have driveways and canal bridges around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line). Where a permit or a suspended bay is needed in London Borough of Hillingdon it is itemised on the quote before the visit, never added afterwards in Hayes — and 33% of UB3 homes being privately rented, with 66% of Hayes homes being houses.
Refrigerant-containing appliances are classed as WEEE and controlled under the Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations and the F-Gas Regulations — the gas must be recovered by a certified technician before the unit is crushed or scrapped in Hayes, with 22% social-rented stock nearby — and a median age of 34 in this neighbourhood, and we handle that step at an approved facility rather than leaving it to the tip. That paperwork is what most Hillingdon letting agents and managing agents ask for before work starts in a leasehold flat around Hayes & Harlington (Elizabeth line), with 45% owner-occupation locally.
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Free quote · 1-hour reply
Two ways to go: price it yourself on the quote page, or pick a slot on the live booking calendar. Hayes UB3 jobs are confirmed in writing before anyone travels, and the same crew covers the rest of hillingdon.
No deposit is taken until the price and slot are confirmed in writing.
